FootyMAD's Elgin City match preview

History of the Dumbarton v Elgin City fixture

Dumbarton prepare to entertain Elgin City at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Sons.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Strathclyde Homes Stadium was earlier this season, the Sons carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008	Sat 20 Oct	Elgin City	2 - 1	Dumbarton	SCD3
2007/2008	Sat 04 Aug	Dumbarton	1-0	Elgin City	SCD3
2006/2007	Sat 31 Mar	Dumbarton	1 - 0	Elgin City	SCD3
2006/2007	Sat 27 Jan	Elgin City	0 - 1	Dumbarton	SCD3
2006/2007	Sat 25 Nov	Dumbarton	3 - 1	Elgin City	SCD3
2006/2007	Sat 09 Sep	Elgin City	0 - 2	Dumbarton	SCD3
2001/2002	Sat 30 Mar	Elgin City	2 - 0	Dumbarton	SCD3

Recent respective form guides

Dumbarton are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Sons in those games, with 6 conceded.

Elgin City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the City have hit 6 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dumbarton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 20 matches. Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 27 from their 21 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Dumbarton	6	2	0	4	7	12	6
Elgin City	6	3	0	3	7	8	9

FootyMad's prediction ...

This is certainly an intriguing match for the Sons, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Dumbarton	Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Elgin City	No sequences of note